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ILCC To Offer Additional Transfer Major Degrees Starting This Fall

May 21, 2025

(Estherville)– Iowa Lakes Community College is expanding academic opportunities for students planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree. Executive Dean Kyle Norris tells KUOO news ILCC will be launching several new Transfer Major degrees this coming fall… Norris says it allows students to stay close to home while also saving on tuition costs the first couple […]

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Ag Expert: The Rain & Pace At Which It Fell Was Extremely Beneficial

May 21, 2025

(Lakefield, Mn.)– Area farmers say the recent rain will be extremely beneficial as crops continue to emerge. Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services of Lakefield adds that for the most part, the majority of that rain came at nice, steady pace and soaked in nicely… As we reported earlier, some of that rain was accompanied […]

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Spencer City Council Hears Updates On SEDC Business Grants & Re-Development Project

May 21, 2025

(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council earlier this week heard an update on a grant program for businesses in that city severely impacted by last year’s flood disaster. Curt Strouth is CEO of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation, which is administering the program on behalf of the Spencer Economic Development Corporation, or SEDC… Strouth also […]

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Wind Damage Late Sunday Into Monday In Parts Of Region Caused By Unusual Phenomenon

May 21, 2025

(Undated)– We’re learning new information into a strong wind event late Sunday night and early Monday that caused significant damage in scattered areas of northwest Iowa. Peter Rogers of the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says they received reports of wind as high as 60 to 70 mph in some locations. He says that […]

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Spencer City Council Sets Public Hearing For Proposed Change In Zoning Code

May 20, 2025

(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday set a date for a public hearing on a recommendation from the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission that would allow some residential housing in the Central Business District and C2 Highway Commercial Districts. Zoning Administrator Adam Severson says if the change IS adopted, it would allow single family residential […]

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D.O.T Denies Request From Milford RAGBRAI Committee To Shut Down Hwy 71 During The Event

May 20, 2025

(Milford)– The Iowa Department of Transportation has denied a request by the Milford RAGBRAI Committee to shut down Highway 71 from the morning of July 20th through the early morning of July 21st. In making the request, the Milford RAGBRAI Committee sited safety concerns for RAGBRAI participants in crossing from one side of the road […]

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Dickinson County Supervisor Calls For “Contingency Plan” At Lower Gar Outlet

May 20, 2025

(Spirit Lake)– With the flood of nearly a year ago still fresh on everyone’s minds, there’s some anxiety among some with the two to nearly four inches of rain that’s fallen across most of the region over the past couple of days. Some of that was apparent at today’s (Tues.) Dickinson County Board of Supervisors […]

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Special Law Enforcement Effort Going On Now Through June 1st In Iowa Great Lakes

May 20, 2025

(Spirit Lake)– While it’s the law for drivers and the front seat passenger to be buckled up, that is NOT the case for passengers in the rear seats. Kevin Krull, a trooper with the post six office of the Iowa State Patrol in Spencer tells KUOO news it’s just as important for them to be […]

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Semi Crash Injures NW Iowa Man

May 20, 2025

(Windom, Mn.)– An Odeboldt, Iowa man was injured Monday night when a semi he was driving left the road and crashed in Cottonwood county. The Minnesota State Patrol says 40-year-old John Fertig was driving a 2017 Peterbilt southbound on Highway 71 just north of Windom when it left the road in high wind. Fertig was […]

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House Fire Claims A Life

May 20, 2025

(Rock Valley)– A house fire near Rock Valley has claimed a life. Rock Valley Firefighters were called shortly after 6:00 am Monday to 2096 340th Street in Sioux county, about seven miles southwest of Rock Valley. According to a press release, firefighters found the residence completely engulfed in flames when they arrived. A call for […]

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Spencer Police Warn Of New Scam

May 19, 2025

(Spencer)– Spencer police are issuing a warning about a new scam. Officers say they’ve been getting reports from people getting a phone call indicating it’s from a pharmacy. The caller asks the person on the other end of the line to renew a Medicare card and asks the recipient for his or her social security […]

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